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“Data is the collateral”: Sparkle CEO Uzoma Dozie on fixing Nigeria’s SME lending blind spot

Uzoma Dozie, CEO of Sparkle MFB, says Nigerian banks must rethink collateral requirements and use transaction data and AI to expand lending to small businesses, lower borrowing costs, and improve…

  • African banking industry trapped in collateral trap, hindering SME lending
  • Sparkle CEO Uzoma Dozie advocates for AI to reduce SME lending costs
  • Digital data as collateral, redefining credit decisions for small businesses

Culture

Luigi Mangione’s Cousin Elected in Baltimore

A cousin of Luigi Mangione, Nino, kept his seat in the Baltimore County Council as a tough-on-crime MAGA Republican.

  • Nino Mangione, Luigi Mangione's cousin, re-elected in Baltimore County District 5.
  • Nino Mangione secured 48.7% of the vote, narrowly beating Democratic opponent Shawn McIntosh.
  • Nino Mangione's campaign focused on crime issues and stricter judicial enforcement.

Science

3 original methods for measuring the distance to the stars

Out there in space, blazing just a scant 150 million kilometers away lies the brightest and most massive object in our Solar System: the Sun. Shining hundreds of thousands of times as bright in Earth’s skies as the next brightest object, the full Moon, the Sun is unique among Solar System objects for producing its own visible light…

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